US5465327A - Method and system for document administration utilizing iconic representations within a data processing system - Google Patents

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US5465327A
US5465327A US07/494,014 US49401490A US5465327A US 5465327 A US5465327 A US 5465327A US 49401490 A US49401490 A US 49401490A US 5465327 A US5465327 A US 5465327A
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  • the present invention relates in general to the field of document administration within a data processing system and in particular to the field of document administration utilizing associated iconic representations. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to a method whereby a graphical or image representation of a textual document may be stored at a separate memory location and associated with a textual document by means of a reference or pointer contained within an associated descriptive profile.
  • the aforementioned graphic representations are generally created as either graphical or bit image representations; however, after associating such a graphic representation with a document or application the future transmission of that document is effectively restricted to only those recipients having the capability of supporting the graphical or bit image representation. In this manner, if an iconic or graphic representation of a document is desired a number of users within the system may be precluded from utilizing the document.
  • the method of the present invention utilizes iconic representations of selected documents which are stored as bit image or graphical representations at selected memory locations within a data processing system.
  • a reference or pointer to the memory location of each iconic representation is stored within a descriptive profile associated with each document.
  • the textual document may be transferred to a user location where graphic or image objects may or may not be supported.
  • a subsequent user or user application supporting graphic or image objects may elect to retrieve the iconic representation by utilizing the reference stored therein.
  • Such documents may be freely interchanged throughout a distributed data processing system, whether or not individual users within the system support graphic or image objects. In this manner, those users supporting graphic or image objects may utilize the textual reference stored within each descriptive profile to retrieve an iconic representation for local utilization.
  • FIG. 1 depicts a pictorial representation of a distributed data processing system which may be utilized to implement the method of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 depicts a schematic representation of the method of document administration utilizing iconic representations in accordance with the method of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a high level flow chart depicting the method of creating an associated iconic representation and the storage of that representation in accordance with the method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a high level flow chart depicting the utilization of the method of the present invention wherein a document having an associated iconic representation has been transferred to a subsequent user.
  • data processing system 8 may include a plurality of networks, such as Local Area Networks (LAN) 10 and 32, each of which preferably includes a plurality of individual computers 12 and 30, respectively.
  • LAN Local Area Networks
  • IWS Intelligent Work Stations
  • each individual computer may be coupled to a storage device 14 and/or a printer/output device 16.
  • One or more such storage devices 14 may be utilized, in accordance with the method of the present invention, to store documents or resource objects which may be periodically accessed by any user within data processing system 8.
  • each such document or resource object stored within a storage device 14 may be freely interchanged throughout data processing system 8 by transferring a document to a user at an individual computer 12 or 32, for example.
  • data processing network 8 may also include multiple main frame computers, such as main frame computer 18, which may be preferably coupled to Local Area Network (LAN) 10 by means of communications link 22.
  • Main frame computer 18 may also be coupled to a storage device 20 which may serve as remote storage for Local Area Network (LAN) 10.
  • Local Area Network (LAN) 10 may be coupled via communications link 24 through a subsystem control unit/communications controller 26 and communications link 34 to a gateway server 28.
  • Gateway server 28 is preferably an individual computer or Interactive Work Station (IWS) which serves to link Local Area Network (LAN) 32 to Local Area Network (LAN) 10.
  • IWS Interactive Work Station
  • LAN Local Area Network
  • LAN Local Area Network
  • main frame computer 18 may be located a great geographic distance from Local Area Network (LAN) 10 and similarly Local Area Network (LAN) 10 may be located a substantial distance from Local Area Network (LAN) 32. That is, Local Area Network (LAN) 32 may be located in California while Local Area Network (LAN) 10 may be located within Texas and main frame computer 18 may be located in New York.
  • FIG. 2 there is depicted a schematic representation of the method of document administration utilizing iconic representations in accordance with the method of the present invention.
  • distributed data processing system 8 is depicted as including a text document 40 which has associated therewith a descriptive profile 42.
  • Descriptive profile 42 is preferably a textual profile which includes descriptive information regarding text document 40.
  • an iconic representation 44 of text document 40 has been created and stored at a separate memory location.
  • a reference or pointer within profile 42 is thereafter utilized to indicate the location within memory wherein iconic representation 44 has been stored.
  • the textual portion of text document 40 and descriptive profile 42 may be freely interchanged via user application 46.
  • user 48 may determine whether or not text document 40 has an iconic representation 44 associated therewith and, in the event user 48 supports graphic or bit image objects, iconic representation 44 may also be retrieved via user application 46.
  • stored iconic representation 50 is again stored in an external storage media accessible by user 48. In this manner, the iconic representation associated therewith may be presented to user 48 via user application 46, in manner common in the art.
  • FIG. 3 there is depicted a high level flow chart depicting the method of creating an associated iconic representation and the storage of that representation in accordance with the method of the present invention.
  • the process begins at block 60 and thereafter passes to block 62 which depicts the identification and/or creation of a textual document.
  • an iconic representation is created, as illustrated in block 64.
  • the iconic representation which is created may be utilized to graphically indicate the presence and/or availability of the textual document or resource object associated therewith.
  • the iconic representation thus created is stored, preferably as a Mixed Object Document Content Architecture document (MO:DCA) in a graphic or bit image format.
  • MO:DCA Mixed Object Document Content Architecture document
  • a reference or pointer is created and stored within the descriptive profile associated with the textual document.
  • the reference or pointer thus stored may be utilized by subsequent users of the textual document to identify the memory location wherein the iconic representation has been stored. Thereafter, the process terminates, as depicted in block 70.
  • FIG. 4 there is depicted a high level flow chart depicting the utilization of the method of the present invention wherein a document having an associated iconic representation has been transferred to a subsequent user.
  • the process begins at block 80 and thereafter passes to block 82 which depicts the identification and retrieval of a selected document from some point within distributed data processing system 8 (see FIG. 1).
  • block 84 the descriptive profile associated with the retrieved document is examined to determine whether or not it contains a reference or pointer to an iconic representation. If not, the process terminates, as illustrated in block 86.
  • Block 88 illustrates the retrieval of that iconic representation.
  • Block 90 next depicts a determination of whether or not the user in question supports graphics and/or bit image objects and if not, an error message is generated, as illustrated in block 92.
  • block 94 illustrates the display of the iconic representation in a manner well known in the art. Thereafter, the process terminates, as illustrated in block 96.

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CA002036265A CA2036265A1 (fr) 1990-03-15 1991-02-05 Methode de gestion de documents utilisant des representations iconiques pour systeme de traitement de donnees
JP3060764A JP2974807B2 (ja) 1990-03-15 1991-02-12 文書管理方法
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